| 01/26/2009 Academy Of Holy Angels 4 Elk River/Zimmerman 2 eng 14-3-0 9-7-0 Academy of Holy Angels took a 2-0 lead in the first period and held that edge until the third period. Elk River/Zimmerman tried to come back in the final period and pulled to within 3-2, at 13:19. The Elks pulled their goalie before the final minute; however, junior forward Connor Reilly of the Stars found the open net. Academy Of Holy Angels outshot Elk River/Zimmerman 29-16. For Academy Of Holy Angels, Connor Reilly had 2 goals, 1 assist. For Elk River/Zimmerman, junior forward Ben Jaremko and senior forward Shane Carlson each had 1 goal. Goalies: Academy Of Holy Angels - junior Tommy Burke, Elk River/Zimmerman - freshman Anders Franke. St. Cloud Cathedral 2 Hermantown 1 13-1-2 15-3-0 There was no scoring in the first period; however, the second period was all St. Cloud Cathedral. The Crusaders outshot Hermantown 18-2 in the period, aided by three penalties on the Hawks, but logged only one goal, from junior forward Robbie Stocker, at 3:30. The third period was even and close with an exciting finish. The Crusaders got a two-goal cushion when junior forward Alex Koopmeiners tallied at 7:11. Senior forward Grant Huttel of Hermantown cut the lead with a marker on a 2-on-1 break, at 12:11. At 15:40, St. Cloud Cathedral picked up a tripping penalty. Hermantown pulled their goalie to attack 6-on-4. :38 later, at 16:18, the Crusaders were whistled for a slashing penalty giving the Hawks a 6-on-3 advantage for the final :42; however, Hermantown was unable to come up with the tying goal. St. Cloud Cathedral outshot Hermantown 33-16. For St. Cloud Cathedral, Koopmeiners had 1 goal, 1 assist. For Hermantown, Huttel had 1 goal. Goalies: St. Cloud Cathedral - junior Nick Maiers, Hermantown - senior Ben Tessier. |